Shell Foundation — Full Portfolio

InspiraFarms Cooling provides cold chain infrastructure and cooling technology solutions to African agribusinesses, farmers, and exporters to reduce food losses and improve access to higher-value markets.

Advanced ManufacturingAgTechCleantechClimate TechFoodTechLogistics & Supply Chain

Co-investorsKAKawiSafi VenturesPYPymwymicE3E3 Capital

Shell Foundation is a charitable organization supporting clean energy solutions that increase incomes for smallholder farmers, transporters, and micro-entrepreneurs in Africa and Asia.

CleantechEnergyImpact & Social Good

AFEX facilitates capital flows for commodity traders, processors, and manufacturers through financial instruments including repos, asset-backed commercial paper, and trade finance notes.

AgTechB2B MarketplacesFintech

Co-investorsCOConsonance Investment Managers

AgroCenta connects rural smallholder farmers in Ghana to markets and provides access to finance, addressing exploitation by middlemen and enabling farmer progression along the agricultural value chain.

AgTechB2B MarketplacesFintechImpact & Social GoodAccra, GH

FAFrancis A. Obirikorang(CTO & Co-Founder)inMKMichael K. Ocansey(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsGRGROOVE CAPITALTETechstarsGRGreenTec Capital Partners

Ampersand builds electric motorcycles, battery packs, swap stations, and AmperOps fleet management software for motorcycle taxi (boda) drivers in Africa, operating a battery-swapping network for commercial e-motos.

CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsBEBeyond CapitalBEBeyond Capital VenturesBLBlue Haven InitiativeECEcosystem Integrity FundFAFactor[e] VenturesALAlphaMundi Group+2 more

BFA Global provides venture acceleration and impact investing support to technology startups building solutions for underserved customers and small businesses in emerging markets.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechFintechFuture of WorkImpact & Social GoodSector Agnostic

Co-investorsFSFSD Africa Investments

Catalyst (now part of Totango) provides customer growth solutions for customer success and sales teams to drive revenue growth.

SaaS

Co-investorsACAccelBLBlink ImpactGEGeneral CatalystSPSpeedinvest

The Catalyst Fund operates a Circle of Investors comprising 250+ emerging market-focused tech investors committed to backing founders building resilient solutions.

Impact & Social GoodSector Agnostic

Co-investorsFSFSD Africa InvestmentsBLBlink ImpactINInternational Finance CorporationSPSpeedinvest

AGAnurag Gupta(Founder)in

Co-investorsSASaama CapitalZ4Z47

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a philanthropic organization that funds research, programs, and initiatives addressing global health, development, and education challenges, particularly affecting low-income populations in developing countries.

AgTechEdTechHealthtechImpact & Social GoodSeattle, US

BGBill GatesinMFMelinda French Gatesin

Hamara Grid develops and operates solar mini-grids in rural areas of India, serving underserved communities with renewable energy access and productive use of energy services.

CleantechEnergyImpact & Social GoodIoTKolkata, IN

Vijay(Managing Director)Sudeshna(Operations Director)TATiakala Ao(Director)

BoardRSRebecca Symington(Director)

Havenhill Synergy Limited is a clean-tech utility company that generates electricity using solar energy for urban and rural areas across Africa, supporting the continent's infrastructure development.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Inficold designs and manufactures refrigeration and cold-chain systems that pair energy-efficient cooling with thermal energy storage and solar integration for temperature-sensitive products.

AgTechCleantechEnergy

Co-investorsRARajasthan Venture Capital Fund

Intellecap is the advisory arm of the Aavishkaar Group, providing business consulting and investment banking services to support underserved markets across Asia and Africa.

AgTechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechImpact & Social GoodNot explicitly stated, IN

VCVineet Chandra Rai(Founder and Vice Chairman Aavishkaar Group)in

ITC develops AI software that integrates with existing CCTV infrastructure to predict traffic patterns and optimize traffic flow for municipalities and traffic controllers.

AI & Machine LearningGovTechMobility & Transportation

AharonDvir

Co-investorsEAEarth Venture CapitalFRfresh.fund

Jaza is a utility company providing decentralized energy across Sub-Saharan Africa, combining hardware, software, and local talent into a distribution network.

CleantechEnergyImpact & Social Good

Sebastian Manchester(Founder)in

Co-investorsCECeniarthEAEast Valley VenturesVAValhalla VenturesNENew Brunswick Innovation Foundation

M-KOPA offers smartphones through a deposit-and-installment payment model that lets customers build a credit history and unlock digital loans, health cover, device protection, and data bundles.

ConsumerEnergyFintechImpact & Social GoodKilimani, Nairobi, KE

JMJesse Moore(Executive Officer, Director)inNicholas Hughes(Executive Officer, Director)Chad Larson(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardArun Gore(Director)Oliver Karius(Director)CLColin le Duc(Director)

Co-investorsAHAHL Venture PartnersAUAutodesk FoundationBLBlue Haven InitiativeBRBroadscaleGRGray Ghost VenturesLALauder Partners+5 more

MAX is a mobility fintech platform that provides financial services, vehicle ownership solutions, and support services to informal transport operators across Africa.

B2B MarketplacesCleantechClimate TechFintechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationLagos, NG

Co-investorsALAlitheia CapitalBRBreakthrough Energy VenturesGOGoodwell InvestmentsOLOlive Tree CapitalWAWaarde CapitalNONovastar Ventures

Mufin Green Finance provides green financing solutions for electric vehicles in India, positioning itself as a pioneer in climate-focused lending within the EV ecosystem.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyFintechImpact & Social Good

Nithio provides a risk analytics engine and AI models that assess household-level credit risk, structure financing, and monitor portfolio and impact performance for climate solutions.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergyFintechImpact & Social GoodWashington, US

Hela Cheikhrouhou(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardBJBobby J. Pittman(Director)inQueen Nworisara-Quinn(Director)

Co-investorsKUKupanda CapitalELElevar EquityEMEmerson Collective InvestingFMFMO

OmniHub is a distribution management platform for product distributors in Africa that connects them with retailers through a unified ordering and visibility system.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaSJohannesburg, ZA

DRDeepankar Rustagi(Founder)in

Co-investorsGOGoodwell InvestmentsVEVentures PlatformALAlitheia CapitalARAruwa CapitalNONorfund

Altech is a distributor of solar lamps in the Democratic Republic of Congo that provides off-grid energy access to households and institutions.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergyImpact & Social GoodDemocratic Republic of Congo, CH

Christopher Aidun(Founder)in

Co-investorsFSFSD Africa Investments

responsAbility is an impact investment firm that sources, structures, and manages investments in emerging markets across three themes: financial inclusion for micro and small enterprises, climate finance for net-zero pathways, and sustainable food systems.

Climate TechFintechImpact & Social Good

Co-investorsAHAHL Venture Partners

Sav Circuit manufactures solar-powered cold chain equipment for smallholder farmers in Africa, offering hybrid milk chillers and related cooling products to help preserve perishable goods and improve agricultural value chains.

AgTechCircular EconomyCleantechImpact & Social GoodLogistics & Supply Chain

SIMA is an impact investment fund manager that creates and manages funds bringing together institutional, impact, and development finance investors to back double-bottom-line businesses in renewable energy, affordable housing, and financial inclusion.

EnergyFintechImpact & Social Good

AMAsad Mahmood(CEO)in

Sistema.bio manufactures prefabricated, modular tubular biodigesters that convert animal dung into biogas for small and medium-sized farms.

AgTechCleantechClimate TechEnergyMexico City

AEAlexander Eaton(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inCamilo Pagés(Founder)in

BoardThibault Couturier(Director)Liesbet Mijlemans(Director)inMWMarcus Watson(Director)inJoyce Cacho(Director)

Co-investorsDIDila CapitalFAFactor[e] VenturesNONovastar Ventures

NAVEX operates EthicsPoint, an anonymous and confidential reporting hotline that lets employees and others raise concerns about unethical or illegal activities to an organization's management or board.

Enterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaS

SunCulture provides off-grid solar-powered irrigation pump systems that give smallholder farmers access to water, irrigation, lighting, and mobile charging, sold with a pay-as-you-grow installment option.

AgTechCleantechEnergyNairobi, KE

Co-investorsE3E3 CapitalEQEquatorPRPrivate Infrastructure Development Group

TravelTriangle is an online marketplace, operated by Holiday Triangle Travel Pvt.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalityGurgaon, IN

Sankalp Agarwal(Founder)

Twigly is a food delivery service that offers a regularly changing menu of dishes, currently serving customers in Gurgaon, India.

ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechGurgaon, IN

Co-investorsHYHyderabad AngelsTRTracxn labs

Zypp Electric is an India-based EV rental platform that rents electric scooters and loaders to gig-economy delivery workers, providing IoT-enabled vehicles, battery-swapping infrastructure, and 24/7 support.

CleantechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation

AGAkash Gupta(Founder)in

Co-investorsCHChakra Growth FundDHDholakia VenturesLVLVX VenturesRIRiso CapitalSPSprint VcSUSupermorpheus+6 more